Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods

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Hierarchical Bayes Estimators of Exchangeable Poisson Mean using Laplace Approximation

  • Chung, Youn-Shik (Department of Statistics, Research Institute of Information and Communication, Pusan National University)
  • Published : 1995.04.01
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Abstract

Hierarchical Bayes estimations of exchangeable mean vector of a multivariate Poisson distribution are obtained. Since sophiscated analytic integration procedures are needed, the Laplace method is employed in order tocompute these estimations approximately. An example is presented.

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